Shanna Davidson went 2-for-3 with two walks in game one, and Cassady Haworth went 2-for-4 in game two as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (19-16, 12-10 GAC) split day one against #5 Southeastern Oklahoma State (28-7, 13-3 GAC), taking the first game 4-3 in 11 innings and dropping the second game 4-3 at Chartwells Women’s Complex on Friday.

Arkansas Tech scored first in game one with two runs in the third inning after Victoria Huie hit a single to lead off the inning. Tech took the 2-0 lead early but SOSU would get one back in the fourth to make it 2-1. The Golden Suns were able to hold Southeastern Oklahoma State until the seventh inning when SOSU tied it up at 2-2 to force extra innings.

After two scoreless innings, Southeastern Oklahoma scored the runner placed on second to go up 3-2 in the tenth. In the bottom of the tenth, Jessica Black was placed on second to start the inning, following Division II softball rules. Whitney Robinson laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Black to third, and three batters later, Davidson singled to tie the game at 3-3.

In the eleventh, Tech held Southeastern Oklahoma scoreless and Natalie Magie was placed on second to start the inning for the Golden Suns. Magie advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt from Nikki Nail and scored on a play at the plate when Black hit an infield single to give the Golden Suns the 4-3 victory.

Huie earned her tenth win of the season to improve to 10-9. She pitched all 11 innings for the Golden Suns while allowing just four hits, two earned runs, and a walk.

Tech would score first again in the second game. Haworth, Robinson, and Davidson all singled in the bottom of the first to give Tech the quick 2-0 lead. SOSU would follow that with a run in the second but would be matched in the fourth when Nikki Nail hit an RBI double off the top of the fence to extend Tech’s lead to 3-1.

Nail’s double would be the last hit for Tech as SOSU scored a run in the fifth and two more in the seventh for the 4-3 win.

Whitney Robinson suffered the loss for Tech after coming in as relief the sixth inning. She pitched 2.0 innings, giving up one hit and two earned runs. Rachel Keeton pitched 5.0 innings for Tech, allowing nine hits and two earned runs. Jacee Bennett earned the win for SOSU, pitching 4.0 innings with four strikeouts.

Saturday’s double header against Southeastern Oklahoma State was rained out.

Golden Suns roll to 9-0 win over Lady Reddies

ARKADELPHIA — Bohdana Sardak picked up a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles, pacing the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns tennis team to a 9-0 win over Henderson State on Tuesday in Arkadelphia. The Golden Suns swept aal the sets in singles.